'Ishtar' (Columbia Pictures, 1987)

'Ishtar' (Columbia Pictures, 1987)

Columbia Pictures

A comedy directed by Elaine May and pairing Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman as an untalented lounge singing duo was one of Hollywood's most notorious flops. It cost an estimated $55 million and took in a mere $14.3 million domestically.

A comedy directed by Elaine May and pairing Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman as an untalented lounge singing duo was one of Hollywood's most notorious flops. It cost an estimated $55 million and took in a mere $14.3 million domestically. (Columbia Pictures)

A comedy directed by Elaine May and pairing Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman as an untalented lounge singing duo was one of Hollywood's most notorious flops. It cost an estimated $55 million and took in a mere $14.3 million domestically.